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As broadcast TV ratings fall, advertisers eye cable and web video

By Carl Franzen on March 25, 2013 12:37 pm + 28 comments

The broadcast TV business has had a rough run this season and next season isn't looking much better. Continue reading…
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'American Idol' to introduce live onscreen Twitter polls this week

By Amar Toor on February 27, 2013 05:48 am + 9 comments

Like many other shows, American Idol has long incorporated Twitter hashtags into its viewing Continue reading…
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Dish sponsors NASCAR racer to get around Fox's advertising restrictions

By Andrew Webster on February 24, 2013 02:15 pm + 24 comments

Fox may not want to air ads for Dish, but that's not stopping the company from getting some Continue reading…
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Fox sues Dish again over the Hopper, this time over place-shifting, not ad-skipping

By Tim Carmody on February 22, 2013 11:55 am + 53 comments

News Corp.'s Fox Broadcasting unit, rebuffed in earlier efforts to block Dish's Hopper DVR for Continue reading…
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Roku's streaming ecosystem grows with new channels from Fox, PBS, Vevo, and more

By Chris Welch on January 7, 2013 03:00 am + 26 comments

Roku today announced a number of partnerships that will bring new content to its streaming platform. Continue reading…
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Judge denies Fox injunction against Dish's ad-skipping Hopper DVR

By Sam Byford on November 7, 2012 07:17 pm + 21 comments

A California judge has ruled against Fox in its attempt to block an automatic commercial-skipping Continue reading…
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Google Play deal with Twentieth Century Fox brings 600 new movies and TV shows, early 'Prometheus' access

By Chris Welch on September 18, 2012 09:34 am + 48 comments

Google just announced that it has signed a new content agreement with Twentieth Century Fox that Continue reading…
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Current seasons of Fox and FX shows aren't being sold through iTunes (update: they're back)

By Nathan Ingraham on September 13, 2012 04:47 pm + 52 comments

It's the start of a new fall TV season, but it's looking like fans of Sons of Anarchy, The Simpsons, Continue reading…
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Big shakeup coming to Hulu according to 'confidential memo'

By Aaron Souppouris on August 20, 2012 08:19 am + 131 comments

Variety is reporting that a number of changes are coming to Hulu as part of a shakeup that could see Continue reading…
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Fox, HBO renew video rights deal, making videos available to purchase online sooner

By Dieter Bohn on August 16, 2012 01:37 am + 10 comments

Normally, a movie studio extending its "film output deal" with HBO wouldn't be notable, except this Continue reading…